European Championship 1953-54 Round robin match 6 of 6
Attendance: 25,000
Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France
Referee: Charlie Appleton
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
25 Oct 1952Wales22 - 16France1952-53
6 Apr 1952France20 - 12Wales1951-52
15 Apr 1951France28 - 13Wales1950-51
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Roger Estrada29   4   8
2 Gilbert Alberti19 1     3
3 Roger Rey22        
4 André Carrère21        
5 Raymond Contrastin28 2     6
6 Gilbert Benausse21 1     3
7 Joseph Crespo28        
8 François Rinaldi29 1     3
9 Jean Audoubert29        
10 André Béraud31        
11 René Bernard28        
12 Jean Pambrun23        
13 Marcel Blanc33        
Total:        
 5 4 0 23
Wales Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Glyn Moses (St. Helens)        
2 Arthur Daniels (Halifax) 2     6
3 Les Williams (Hunslet)        
4 Lewis Jones (Leeds)22   5   10
5 Malcolm Davies (Leigh) 1     3
6 Ray Price (Warrington) 1     3
7 Billy Banks (Huddersfield)        
8 John Thorley (Halifax)        
9 Tommy Harris (Hull)        
10 Eynon Hawkins (Rochdale Hornets)        
11 George Parsons (St. Helens)        
12 Bernard McNally (Rochdale Hornets)        
13 Granville James (Hunslet)        
Total:        
 4 5 0 22



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.